MLS D.C. United

D.C. United to host 13th Annual Armed Forces & Veteran Appreciation Day

Published on April 23, 2012 under Major League Soccer (MLS)
D.C. United News Release


Washington, D.C. (April 23, 2012) - D.C. United announced today that the club will host its 13th Annual Armed Forces & Veterans Appreciation Day on Saturday, April 28, as the Black-and-Red take on the Houston Dynamo at RFK Stadium (7:30 p.m. ET / Comcast SportsNet). The event will feature programs throughout the day in support of our Armed Forces, Veterans and their families, and is supported in part by American Airlines and GEICO.

A festival to showcase aspects of the Armed Forces community will be featured in the Tailgate Area in Lot 8 beginning at 5:00 p.m. It will include booths for Armed Forces recruiters, the USO-Metro and various Department of Defense contractor's booths and static displays.

Pre-match activities will include a swearing-in ceremony of new recruits, Colors presented by a Joint Armed Forces Color Guard, and the National Anthem performed by Master Sergeant Antonio Guiliano, Senior Vocalist & National Anthem Soloist of the U.S. Army Chorus.

At halftime, MSG Giuliano will return to lead the fans in "God Bless America", following a precision drill performance by the United States Air Force Drill Team.

D.C. United will also have community outreach efforts ahead of Saturday's event, including a visit to the Walter Reed National Military Medical Center and a United Builds event at USO-Metro.

Player(s): Dwayne De Rosario, Kurt Morsink, Chris Pontius, Danny Cruz and Stephen King

What: Visit to Walter Reed National Military Medical Center

When: Tuesday, April 24; 1:30 p.m. - 3:00 p.m.

Where: WRNMMC - 8901 Wisconsin Ave, Bethesda, Md. 20889

Player(s): Bill Hamid, Robbie Russell, Chris Korb and Nick DeLeon

What: USO Operation Care Package

When: Wednesday, April 25; 6:00 p.m. - 7:30 p.m.

Where: USO Warehouse - 6099 Abbott Road, Building 2115, Fort Belvoir, Va. 22060

Volunteers are still needed for the USO-Metro event on Wednesday. To sign up, please contact Kat Cheshire at kcheshire@dcunited.com or (202) 587-5434.

D.C. United would like to thank the companies that have donated tickets to Walter Reed National Military Medical Center at Bethesda, the Warrior Transition Unit at Fort Belvoir, and the Armed Forces YMCA and USO through United's Tickets for Troops donor levels. These include Kongsberg, Boeing, FirstCommand, and Washington, D.C. Building Trades Council and Helmets to Hardhats.

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